What is this site about?
For every day Congress is in session, we "visualize" what lawmakers say by calculating their word frequency, giving you an at-a-glance view of which issues they address over time.
Top Words of the
Most used words in Congressional Record on February 4, 2010
List View
- 100% 307 paygo
- 100% 293 budget
- 100% 258 business
- 100% 253 financial
- 100% 245 debt
- 100% 224 spending
- 100% 206 percent
- 100% 182 tax
- 100% 167 security
- 100% 153 health
- 100% 145 budgetary
- 100% 144 public
- 100% 143 effects
- 100% 140 programs
- 100% 131 service
- 100% 129 fiscal
- 100% 127 policy
- 100% 123 trillion
- 100% 120 country
- 100% 120 deficit
- 100% 114 data
- 100% 113 businesses
- 100% 113 care
- 100% 109 administration
- 100% 109 help
- 100% 108 report
- 100% 107 women
- 100% 104 system
- 100% 103 day
- 100% 103 increase
Lawmakers
Heat Map of Vocal States
(last 60 days)
Click on a state below for more information.
10 Most Vocal Lawmakers
(last 60 days)
Click on a Lawmaker below for more information.
- 100 60,914 Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- 87 53,029 Max Baucus (D-MT)
- 71 43,422 Charles Grassley (R-IA)
- 63 38,790 Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
- 58 35,902 Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
- 54 33,502 Michael Enzi (R-WY)
- 54 33,067 Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
- 53 32,828 Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
- 51 31,294 Steve King (R-IA-5)
- 48 29,790 Harry Reid (D-NV)
10 Quietest Lawmakers
(last 60 days)
- 6 6 Jim Webb (D-VA)
- 14 14 Daniel Maffei (D-NY-25)
- 31 31 Neil Abercrombie (D-HI-1)
- 33 33 Edward Pastor (D-AZ-4)
- 33 33 Chris Carney (D-PA-10)
- 33 33 James Cooper (D-TN-5)
- 34 34 Pedro Pierluisi (N-PR)
- 104 104 Anthony Weiner (D-NY-9)
- 111 111 Steven Rothman (D-NJ-9)
- 112 112 Dave Loebsack (D-IA-2)